Contact : Last Defence

I was involved in the beta testing for this game, which is why I received it for free. The game runs super smoothly, both on my desktop with a 1080ti, and on my laptop with a 1060. The way that difficulty increases with each level, you both have more and more things (asteroids, a variety of enemies, power-ups) to focus on, and a larger quantity of each of those things in quicker succession, which makes the game pretty fun and varied and requires strategy. The replayability comes from all the times you might die and have to rethink your approach, and in addition to the 10 levels (plus training) there are different difficulty levels which can make each level a completely new and more challenging experience. There's also the arcade mode where you try to stay alive as long as possible by defeating a never ending stream of enemies. The strategy to this game has two major parts. There is the situational strategy where you need to decide on the fly which enemies or asteroids to prioritize to minimize damage to yourself and the planet. The second form of strategy plays a lot into your decisions for the first, and that is choosing your stats. You have a limited number of resources to allocate to each skill, and you earn more of these through playing the levels. The choices include different weapon types, the strength of your shield, the usefulness of the radar, and a few others. You can also play the game sitting, standing, or with a full play space, as the movement of your ship takes advantage of the full six degrees of freedom of the vive controllers. When in the resource selection area the touchpad lets you change your height so that can also be a fully seated experience if you like. The game is not without any flaws, but the developer is very responsive to the feedback that the other beta testers and I have provided. The minor glitches that I've experienced have been in the cockpit/menu area where you receive and allocate your resources for the skills I mentioned above. The game has a story that is in the menu text before each level, but I wouldn't play this game if I wanted a heavily story based game, the combat and game play is key. Another minor gripe that I have is the fact that it's possible to warp through the planet, but if you consider the warp traveling to another point in space through a higher dimension then it makes some sense. Overall, I strongly recommend this game. I have paid $18+ dollars for VR games with much less replayability, although I think a sweet spot for this game might be closer to $15. If money is a concern, this should be high on your wishlist in the event of a sale.

10 / 10 A must-have VR game. Really enjoyed this.

This is a fun little game. It's like the old classic Asteroids (one of my favourite vintage games), but now in VR. The gameplay was smooth and the sound effects of the guns were nice and juicy.